Objective: To increase earlier access to palliative care, and in turn increase documented
goals of care and appropriate hospice referrals for seriously ill patients admitted to hospital …

Background: Hospitalized patients with cancer and their caregivers discharged to skilled
nursing facilities (SNFs) have unmet palliative care needs. Objective: To determine …

Background: Increasing involvement of palliative care generalists may improve access to
palliative care. It is unknown, however, if their involvement with and without palliative care …

Goals of work Professional care providers need a substantial basis of competence and
expertise to provide appropriate palliative care. Little is known about the problems …

Background: Little is currently known about physicians':(1) level of involvement in and
comfort delivering palliative care in the inpatient setting,(2) perceived barriers to referring …

Background: To enable coordinated palliative care delivery, all clinicians should have basic
palliative care skill sets ('generalist palliative care'). Specialists should have skills for …

Background: Patients with cancer could benefit from early primary (ie, basic) palliative care.
Scalable models of care delivery are needed. Objective: Examine the feasibility of a stepped …

BACKGROUND: Palliative care programs in the United States are becoming more
integrated with oncology outpatient practices. OBJECTIVES: This article offers a condensed …

Introduction: Palliative care remains underutilized despite evidence supporting its value.
Multiple professional organizations have endorsed broader and earlier access to palliative …

Purpose: The need for all providers to deliver basic palliative care has emerged as patients'
needs outstrip the capacity of specialty palliative care. Many patients with complex illnesses …